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Dont Just Learn Geometry...Master It!
Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematicians basic tools: paper and pencil.
Inside Groovy Geometry, youll find all the geometry basics, plus information on how to figure out the height of any object from its shadow, find distances "as the crow flies," estimate the area of any space, and much more. While you play the Name Game and Rectangle Race, youll learn how to draw, measure, and identify different kinds of angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals. And with fun activities like Bulls Eye and Pizza Party, youll practice plotting coordinate points on a graph and measuring the area and diameter of a circle. Most important, youll have a great time doing it!
So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!
Synopsis
Don't Just Learn Geometry...Master It!
Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you use common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic tools: paper and pencil.
Inside Groovy Geometry, you'll find all the geometry basics, plus information on how to figure out the height of any object from its shadow, find distances "as the crow flies," estimate the area of any space, and much more. While you play the Name Game and Rectangle Race, you'll learn how to draw, measure, and identify different kinds of angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals. And with fun activities like Bull's Eye and Pizza Party, you'll practice plotting coordinate points on a graph and measuring the area and diameter of a circle. Most important, you'll have a great time doing it!
So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!
About the Author
Lynette Long, Ph.D., is the author of several children's math books, including Fabulous Fractions, Measurement Mania, Dazzling Division, Marvelous Multiplication, and Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents, all from Wiley. She has taught math and was a professor of education, specializing in mathematics education.
Table of Contents
PART I: THE MAGIC OF GEOMETRY.
PART II: ANGLES.
Measure Up.
Draw It!
Name Game.
Angle Pairs.
Color by Angles.
Perpendicular Numbers.
Right Angle Scavenger Hunt.
PART III: TRIANGLES.
Triangle Collage.
Triangle Memory.
Triangle Angles.
Outside the Triangle.
Triangle Area.
Two the Same.
How Tall?
Perfect Squares.
Pythagorean Proof.
PART IV: QUADRILATERALS.
Crazy About Quadrilaterals.
Quadrilateral Angles.
String Shapes.
Double It!
Rectangle Race.
Parallelogram Presto Change-O.
Pattern Blocks.
Shape Storybook.
PART V: CIRCLES.
Around and Around.
Finding Pi.
Bicycle Odometer.
Circle Area.
Pizza Party.
Central Angles.
PART VI: SOLIDS.
Solid Shapes.
Cereal Surfaces.
Cylinder Surfaces.
Cube Construction.
Volume of a Cylinder.
Building Blocks.
PART VII: ODDS AND ENDS.
Shape Comparison.
Bull's Eye.
Mystery Picture.
Number Symmetry.
Geometry Master Certificate.
Index.